Prompt tuning AI to be a funny texterI recently got to prompt tune Claude to generate funny conversational replies. Here are some of my favorites!Feb 1Feb 1
Can AI be funny? An exploration with texting on Android and ChatGPTI recently had fun building an android app that can auto-suggest funny responses based on chat context, and it worked pretty well!Jan 6Jan 6
Sabbatical 3-month updateIt’s been around 3 months since I started my sabbatical. Here’s an assortment of reflections so far.Dec 31, 20241Dec 31, 20241
[Book] Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday LifeThis book helped me question my desires and motivational drives enough that I booked an airbnb for 3 days just so I can reflect carefully…Nov 26, 2024Nov 26, 2024
[Book] Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AITL;DR. More connectivity + power among humans in the past led to bad outcomes like witch hunts. Now that we have AI + social network to…Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 2024
[Monthly learning] Physics, Piano tutorial website, PodcastThis is my first month off work! Here are some interesting things that I dabbled with.Nov 1, 2024Nov 1, 2024
Figuring out what to do with my “career”I recently quit my job to take some time to rethink what I want out of my “career” — if I even want one. Here is a jumbled list of…Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 2024
[Book] A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information AgeNotable quotesSep 22, 2024Sep 22, 2024
[Book] How to know a person“ Love is knowledge of the individual , … Evil happens when people are unseeing , when they don’t recognize the personhood in other human…Sep 20, 2024Sep 20, 2024